Case of lymph node primary perivascular epithelioid cell tumor associated with leukoderma
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Case of lymph node primary perivascular epithelioid cell tumor associated with leukoderma
Dear Editor, Perivascular epithelioid cell tumor, also known as PEComa, is a type of mesenchymal neoplasm. Here, we encountered an interesting case of primary PEComa in a cervical lymph node (LN) that was associated with leukoderma. A 63-year-old Japanese man was referred to us with a 3month history of a swollen LN in the left neck. The patient was a white collar worker belonging to an advertis...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Dermatology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0385-2407
DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.14019